Video: 2016 Focus RS Documentary, Part 6

Launch Mode

Engineers dial in RS performance as the factory readies for production

By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company

We expect to finally see the 2016 Focus RS finally hit US pavement early next year, and the anticipation is killing us. Each piece of news along the way it stokes our excitement. From all-wheel drive and Drift Mode to 350-horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque, the latest RS will debut in The States with plenty of performance. To keep us on the edge of our Recaros, Ford has put together an informing and entertaining video series on the car’s development.

It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it! In episode six of Rebirth of an Icon, Ford engineers test and refine the Launch Control in the 2016 Focus RS.

Ford’s eight-part documentary , Rebirth of an Icon, follows the development of the 2016 Focus RS, and in this installment the Ford Performance engineers are striving to maximize the performance of the of the car while the manufacturing plant in Saarlouis, Germany, is readied production. You can watch the latest episode right here…